չկա չարիք առանց բարիք

Armenian

Etymology

Literally, “there is no bad without good”. Probably a calque of Russian нет ху́да без добра́ (net xúda bez dobrá).

Pronunciation

  • (Eastern Armenian) IPA(key): /t͡ʃʰəˈkɑ t͡ʃʰɑˈɾikʰ ɑˈrɑnt͡sʰ bɑˈɾikʰ/, [t͡ʃʰəkɑ́ t͡ʃʰɑɾíkʰ ɑrɑ́nt͡sʰ bɑɾíkʰ]
  • (Western Armenian) IPA(key): /t͡ʃəˈɡɑ t͡ʃɑˈɾik ɑˈɾɑnt͡s pɑˈɾik/, [t͡ʃʰəɡɑ́ t͡ʃʰɑɾíkʰ ɑɾɑ́nt͡sʰ pʰɑɾíkʰ]

Proverb

չկա չարիք առանց բարիք • (čʻka čʻarikʻ aṙancʻ barikʻ)

  1. every cloud has a silver lining (in every bad situation there is an element of good)
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